Monte Carlo modelling of diode detectors for small field MV photon dosimetry: Detector model simplification and the sensitivity of correction factors to source parameterization

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 5141-5153

  Cranmer Sargison, G ^a,b   Weston, S ^c   Evans, J A ^b   Sidhu, N P ^a,d   Thwaites, D I ^b,e  

^a SASKATCHEWAN CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE VOLUMES; CORRECTION FACTORS; DETECTOR MODELS; DIODE DETECTORS; ELECTRON ENERGIES; FIELD SIZE; FILTER PLATES; HIGH-DENSITY COMPONENT; INCIDENT ELECTRONS; MONTE CARLO; MONTE CARLO MODELLING; RESPONSE FACTOR; SHIELDING MATERIALS; SILICON CHIP; SMALL FIELD SIZE; SPOT SIZES;

DETECTORS; DISSOCIATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; SHIELDING; SILICON DETECTORS;

DIODES;

ARTICLE; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; RADIOMETRY;

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTONS; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 84864428287     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/16/5141     Document Type: Article

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